The founder of Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, said he knew paedophilia amounted to criminal conduct but did not contact police when he was informed of allegations that his father, Frank Houston, molested a young boy, a royal commission has heard.

CHURCHES and other institutions that are in the wrong must give real apologies to victims of child abuse and not try to avoid liability, as this is a key part of the healing process, says the head of Ireland’s landmark child abuse inquiry.

TWO of the nation’s largest welfare groups have come out strongly against mining magnate Andrew Forrest’s Healthy Welfare Card, arguing that it will place indigenous people at risk of financial exploitation.

There have been at least 30 attacks on Muslims – mainly against women wearing the hijab – in the three weeks since the police anti-terror raids and threats by Islamic State put relations between the Islamic community and mainstream Australia on edge.

THE RAAF Super Hornet that carried out the Australian taskforce’s first attack against Islamic State in Iraq is believed to have used a laser-guided “smart” bomb to destroy a logistical and transport centre used by the terrorist group in northern Iraq.